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I should have mentioned that Brigadier General Recton was severely wounded that day. J. B. Hood, General. Atlanta, August 1, 1864. Hon. James A. Seddon: The following dispatch is just received from Brigadier-General Iverson, through Major General Cobb, at Macon, concerning the party of raiders who struck the Macon and Savannah road: "General Stoneman, after having his force routed yesterday, surrendered with 500 men. The rest of his command are scattered and flying towards Eatonton. Many have been already captured. I shall be in Macon to-night, and wish rations for my men and prisoners." [Signed] A. Iverson. J. B. Hood, General. Macon, Ga., August 1, 1864. General S. Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector General: General Stoneman, with a cavalry force estimated at twenty eight hundred, with artillery, was met two miles from the city by our forces, composed of Georgia reserves, local companies, and the militia which Governor Brown is organizing here.
our cavalry yesterday. They destroyed about four miles of the road and telegraph. The injury done is not material. Macon, August 1-- 6 P. M.--Our cavalry, under General Iverson, attacked the enemy yesterday near Clinton. The Yankees, commanded by General Stoneman, were routed, and Stoneman, seventy-five officers and about five hundred prisoners, with two pieces of artillery, surrendered, and have just reached this city. The rest of the Yankee forces are scattered and flying towards Eatonton. The pursuit continues. Many have already been killed or captured. The trains are running regularly to Atlanta. Affairs were reported quiet there yesterday and this morning. [Third Dispatch.] Griffin, August 1. --Citizens who arrived here last night from Atlanta bay that the fight on Friday was fierce. Our troops fought with great gallantry, carrying two lines of the enemy's entrenchments, but now hold their original position. Augusta, August 1.--Bishop Pierce, of